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Over the next few weeks I will be showing you how to use elastic in your projects. Before all of that, I will show you some examples of the different types of elastic available on the market. Elastic is commonly found on waistbands on comfy clothing and clothing that requires a lot of movement, like sportswear. It is great for children’s wear since it is
In today’s blog, I will be introducing you to this place if you haven’t been to Hong Kong before. The famous Hawkers Bazaar, a fabric heaven for sewers and designers visiting or living in Hong Kong. I am sure there’s already a lot written about this place. So, today I am here to talk about my experience and to give you an insight to Hawkers
This is part 2 of a 2 part guide. Click here if you haven’t seen part 1. YOU WILL NEED THIS MAP OF SHAM SHUI PO, CLICK TO DOWNLOAD! N NEOPRENE Tai Tak PVC Leather. 130 Yu Chau Street. Prices starting around $40 a yard depending on weight of fabric. Better quality starts from around $50 per yard. Blue dot 18. You can get end
Here is a quick A-Z guide to buying sewing, craft, baking and making tools/equipment, in Hong Kong. The original A-Z guide was getting a bit too long and the download time was getting compromised. This is why I have decided to chop this guide into 2 parts. Part 1 is focused on A-M, and N-Z in Part 2. The first A-Z Guide was using some pictures
On my last visit to the UK, I made sure to take a detour to Adam Ross Fabrics. I only knew of this place only after I left the UK in 2015. I was gutted, why haven’t I known of this place before I left? AdamRossFabrics.co.uk Click on the link to take you to their website Finding this place was pretty easy, I used
I left the UK in 2015. My only regret was I didn’t get to visit Guthrie & Ghani. I had a colleague that worked there part-time as a sewing tutor, and told me to come and visit. She said I would love it there. She knew I love all things haberdashery and fabric. She knew me too well! On my recent trip to the UK,
No sewing machine is complete without a full set of essential accessories and attachments. I have put together a checklist of accessories and attachments that maybe of interest to you. You may find these very useful for any future projects. I started adding accessories to my sewing inventory when I needed them for my projects. I didn’t go out specifically to buy them just to make
Just like handbags, a girl can never have too many sewing tools! In today’s blog, I am going to cover more sewing essentials. In the first part, I have already covered the basics for any sewing beginner, but mainly aiming at a college student studying fashion for the first time. Click the link if you haven’t already read it. Depending on what you will sew,
Today’s blog, I am going to give you a sewing essentials list for beginners. Mainly aiming at the college student starting a fashion course, but also suitable for anybody wanting to take up sewing as a hobby. Depending on what you want to make, the list may vary from person to person. I will start off with the basic equipment which will help you with
Fashion Pattern Cutting by Zarida Zaman Sorry, I cannot find any images available on the internet. Not the type of book suitable for someone that is beginner to pattern cutting. This book is aiming towards the more experience type of pattern cutter that wants something more exciting and challenging to add to their skills. Great for university students that has a bit of experience and wants
Here is a list of pattern cutting essentials for the intermediate to advance level pattern cutter. This is a list for anybody that has a basic inventory already and want to add more equipment and tools to the list. If you haven’t started a basic list, then go to my blog Pattern Cutting Essentials for Beginners to see if you haven’t already got any of these already.
If you are serious about making your own clothes, I would advise you to purchase the following pattern cutting equipment and tools. This will make pattern cutting easier and making your projects more enjoyable. Just buy what you need for now and slowly build up your equipment inventory. You might think this is a lot to purchase. Believe me, you will need it. When I
Draping: The Complete Course By Karolin Kiisel Click on the image for more information on where to purchase this book. To avoid copyright infringement material, I will including links to where you can see more images. I had to include this book in my recommendation list simply because it covers draping. The only difference from this draping book and others I have seen, is it
By Hisako Sato To avoid copyright infringement material, I will including links to where you can see more images. Since I am recommending pattern cutting books aiming at stretch fabric, I might as well cover Drape Drape. This is not a basic pattern cutting book. This is aiming more towards the extreme side of pattern construction. This is not a book if you are after
Pattern Magic By Tomoko Nakamicki Also available in the series are: Pattern Magic 2, Pattern Magic 3, Pattern Magic Stretch To avoid copyright infringement material, I will including links to where you can see more images. This is not a pattern cutting book for beginners. These books are aimed at pattern cutters and sewers with a bit more knowledge in the subject compared to other pattern cutting
